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CS/CS/SB 984: Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; DiCeglie ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith ; Arrington

Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention; Revising conditions under which a specified one-time payment must be made by a former employer upon a firefighter’s cancer diagnosis; requiring a former employer to provide death benefits for a specified timeframe under certain circumstances; deleting the requirement for the Division of State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for establishing employer cancer prevention best practices, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/26/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/19/2025 Senate • Filed
    1/7/2026 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/27/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    1/28/2026 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/11/2026 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations
    2/13/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
    • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    2/20/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/23/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
    2/24/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
    2/26/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
    • Immediately certified
    2/26/2026 House • In Messages

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  • CS/CS/SB 984, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/2026 at 3:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 (c2) Firefighter Cancer Benefits Budget Committee Compare Last Action: 2/27/2026 H CS Filed Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/26/2026 1:10 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.1816 Firefighters; cancer diagnosis. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 984, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/12/2026 at 3:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention Budget Committee Similar Last Action: 2/27/2026 H CS Filed Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    229782 - Amendment
    Delete line 42 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (DiCeglie)     		2/17/2026
    1:50 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/19/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/18/2026 1:30 PM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.1816 Firefighters; cancer diagnosis. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 984, Original Filed Version Posted 12/19/2025 at 9:49 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2026 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2026 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 Firefighter Cancer Benefits and Prevention Budget Committee Identical Last Action: 2/27/2026 H CS Filed Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    493180 - Amendment
    Between lines 76 and 77 insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (DiCeglie)     		2/11/2026
    10:43 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/27/2026 3:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/11/2026 3:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.1816 Firefighters; cancer diagnosis. Page 1 (pdf)

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